EMBL-EBI: Introduction to EMBL-EBI resources

Beginners

Mon 23 Jan 2017

Description

This workshop is an introduction to EMBL-EBI and the life science data resources it provides. Participants will be shown how to navigate the website and search for appropriate database resources and tools, whilst also highlighting resources such as Train online (our e-learning portal) and the literature resources at Europe PMC.

This workshop will not focus on a set of specific resources; for more focused workshops please see the others within this series (see the Related Courses section below)

Please note that if you are not eligible for a University of Cambridge Raven account you will need to book by linking here.

Target audience

This workshop is aimed at researchers who are looking for an overview of the bioinformatics resources provided by EMBL-EBI

Graduate students, Postdocs and Staff members from the University of Cambridge, Affiliated Institutions and other external Institutions or individuals

Please be aware that these courses are only free for University of Cambridge students. All other participants will be charged a registration fee in some form. Registration fees and further details regarding the charging policy are available here

Use EBI search to find sources of information for a particular gene or protein of interest

Search for resources appropriate to your subject area

Access the online training portal and literature resources

Aims

During this course you will learn about:

EMBL-EBI data resources and tools

Identifying appropriate resources

Training materials available through Train online

Sources of help and support when using EMBL-EBI resources

Format

Presentations, demonstrations and practicals

Timetable

Time

Topics

Speaker(s)

9:30

Welcome

Melissa Burke, Tom Hancocks

9:35

Introduction to EMBL-EBI

Introduction to EMBL-EBI databases

Introduction to EBI search

Tea/Coffee break

Practical exercises, worked examples and discussions

Melissa Burke, Tom Hancocks

12:45

Wrap-up and feedback

13:00

End of workshop

Registration Fees

Free for University of Cambridge students

£ 50/day for all University of Cambridge staff, including postdocs, and participants from Affiliated Institutions. Please note that these charges are recovered by us at the Institutional level

It remains the participant's responsibility to acquire prior approval from the relevant group leader, line manager or budget holder to attend the course. It is requested that people booking only do so with the agreement of the relevant party as costs will be charged back to your Lab Head or Group Supervisor.

£ 50/day for all other academic participants from external Institutions and charitable organizations. These charges must be paid at registration

£ 100/day for all Industry participants. These charges must be paid at registration